Milk Wagon | #tbt

Today’s throwback Thursday photograph shows a dairy wagon owned by George S. McCann Farms in Chemung County, New York, circa the late 1800s. Before the days of large supermarkets, families had milk delivered to their doors daily. Through World War II, milkmen and their horse drawn milk wagons were a common sight in towns across the country.

Horse and driver worked together as a team traveling the same routes everyday. Some horses knew the path so well they could be left alone to walk on to the next stop while their drivers disembarked to make a delivery. Gas powered delivery trucks replaced most milk wagons by the 1950s.

Learn more about our region’s agricultural past in Harvest, a new documentary from WSKG premiering November 19th at 8PM.

ALBANY, NY (WSKG) - When Governor Cuomo laid out his 2019 agenda earlier this week, he promised that a bill protecting abortion rights for New York’s women would become law by the end of January. Supporters say they are pleased that the measure may finally move, but they say it’s not time to be complacent.

In a career that's encompassed four decades, Tom Stoppard has written many witty, challenging and provocative plays — and the masterpiece among them, many critics feel, is Arcadia, which premiered in London in 1993, came to Broadway in 1995 and opens March 17 in its first New York revival. But like many of Stoppard's plays, Arcadia isn't easily described: He's somehow managed to take on themes as divergent as chaos theory, academic ambition, the second law of thermodynamics, sex and gardening.

ITHACA, NY (WSKG) - The new Farm Bill was passed by Congress last week. A few hours before the vote, Southern Tier Congressman Tom Reed predicted parts of the bill may help small and mid-sized dairy farmers in his 23rd Congressional District. The changes concern an insurance program, called the Margin Protection Program, that pays farmers when the cost of producing milk is greater than the market price.